Ephedraceae
Ephedra

Ephedra torreyana S.Watson

First published in Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 14: 299 (1879)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is W. Central U.S.A. to NE. Mexico. It is a subshrub or shrub and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Arizona, Colorado, Mexico Northeast, Nevada, New Mexico, Texas, Utah

Accepted Infraspecifics

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. (2001). World Checklist of Seed Plants Database in ACCESS E-F: 1-50919.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
May 10, 1939 Barkley, F.A. [3253] United States K000459469 No
Apr 18, 1939 Clokey, I.W. [8224] United States K000459470 No
May 26, 1935 Nelson, A.; Nelson, R.A. [2136] United States K000459467 No
Jun 3, 1926 Leding, A.R. [976] United States K000459468 No
Jun 19, 1918 Palmer, E.J. [14155] United States K000459464 No
Wright, C. [1883] United States K001057617 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • EDGE Gymnosperms

    • EDGE of Existence (Gymnosperms)
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  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images